I have been thinking about piano and ballet. I’ve been doing piano for over 5 years now! It used to be my thing; I practiced every single day. But now that I’ve started ballet in August of 2021, I’ve noticed that my priorities have changed. I love ballet so much. It makes me feel like I'm the best version of myself. When I mess up a move, I don’t get mad... I’m excited to try it again! And I love it when my teachers give me critique. It gives me something to strive for—to be the best I can be. When I have to do a difficult move, that is very painful, I love the pain. I feel accomplished after completing a difficult move. I’ll practice for hours on end, just to master a simple skill. I love it so much. But with piano, it’s different. I don’t feel happy when I’m practicing piano. It doesn’t feel like a priority to me. I am not motivated to practice, and I don’t truly enjoy it. Ballet makes me happy. The thought of it, doing it, after I do it... but piano just doesn’t make me feel good. I don’t feel accomplished after practicing. And it takes up time I could be using to dance! I really want to quit, but I feel like I can’t. My parents have already put hundreds of thousands of dollars into my private piano lessons. We’re not poor, but that’s a lot of money that would have been a big help to my entire family. I’d rather they spend the money on ballet lessons and pointe shoes! I don’t want to play piano anymore. I want my focus to be on ballet! And maybe I’ll regret it later if I do quit—in fact I definitely will. But I don’t care! Ballet makes me happy, and piano does nothing but make me stressed! I’m so done with it. If my parents can’t afford to pay for my very pricey ballet classes, I will quit piano. I want to quit.